Long Barn

Warborne Farm is blessed with a fine range of traditional agricultural buildings that have been sympathetically converted into high quality farm stays, using traditional materials and incorporating features that reflect their history from 180 years of continual use. Situated just outside Lymington, in the New Forest National Park and close to the sea, Warborne is the ideal base from which to explore this stunning area The space Long Barn was converted in 2010, more contemporary in style than the Brick Barn and slightly bigger, although we have managed to use the rusty corrugated iron from the dung heap for the back wall of the dining table! Again the sense of space has been retained by keeping the living area to its full height, the upstairs is presented as a mezzanine. Downstairs has – as is traditional in these barns – a soft brick floor, though with underfloor heating. Upstairs flooring is laid with recycled oak floor boards from a 180 yr old Amish barn, also with underfloor heating. This barn feels the biggest of them all, so it is no surprise that this is where they used to store the straw – which needed a big, open, well ventilated yet weather-proof barn. This was the threshing barn; the big noisy threshing machine, powered by an equally noisy steam powered traction engine (parked beneath the central sleeping loft), would knock out the grains from the ears of corn. Throughout the year there are opportunities to get involved with feeding livestock, notably carrots to the pigs, and bottle feeding of orphan lambs, calves or kids (baby goats – not ones that have been left behind!) Help yourself to eggs, seasonal veg and fruit. Sleeps 4-6 double/twin room double/twin room with access to: Sleeping loft up ladder (1 adult or up to 2 children) Sofabed (bedding in cupboard under stairs) Upstairs loo/shower ; basin handmade by David Rogers Ground floor loo/bathroom Clearview wood burning stove, with kindling and wood provided Digital TV, open access wifi Dining table handmade by Jonathan Rogers Full sized antique butcher’s block, from our old farm shop butchery Kitchen accessories include Smeg fridge-freezer, dishwasher and a Rangemaster induction cooker. Also provided.... Egyptian cotton bedding towels and hairdryer all the cooking equipment and tableware you could hope for dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, hand soap tea bags, coffee plunger, salt and pepper Guest access There is ample parking onsite. Footpaths run through the property connecting you to both the New Forest and Lymington. Other things to note We provide a games room with table tennis table, for guests to use. A laundry with washing machines (and powder), a dryer, hanging, iron and baskets unlimited supply of kindling and wood; There are extra loos and showers – in case one of your family is hogging the ones in your barn! We can provide BBQs and braziers for outdoor dining Each barn has a basket for harvesting vegetables Large shared garden with garden furniture to enjoy your BBQ in the evening sun